The Sandman was one of Vertigo's flagship titles, and is available as a series of ten t The Sandman is a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and drawn by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Jill Thompson, Shawn McManus, Marc Hempel and Michael Zulli and more, with covers by Dave McKean. Beginning with issue #47, it was placed under the imprint Vertigo.
Ikebana comes from the word ikeru, a Japanese term that translates to âliving,â âarrange flowersâ or âkeep alive.â Flower in Japanese is hana. With the combination of these two terms, the translation could be âarranging flowersâ or âgiving life to flowers.â.
According to the Japanese culture, you can distinguish between types of love with the specific flowers you choose. 1  Rose: Like Victorian and western interpretations, the red rose represents romantic love in the Japanese culture, but it is not the only flower that represents love. Red Japanese Lotus: The red lotus represents love, passion and compassion. Forget-Me-Not: Delicate blue forget-me-nots represent true love.